I have a problem with alcohol and had to go to the ER for detox. They prescribed me 2 medications for detox because you can die from alcoholic detox. I stopped drinking (and currently am still sober =) ) and called my HR department at work and told them I needed to go to a treatment center. They were okay with this so I took a month off work and went to a treatment center for 30 days. During those 30 I was considered to be "disabled" and I had no access to a phone and was not permitted to leave the facility.

Once I completed the 30 days I was required to get a doctors note to return to work. I had my doctor fill out the CA SDI paperwork and he mailed it in. A few week after he mailed that in I got a call from the SDI office because they wanted to know the dates that I was in treatment and out of work. I'm almost positive the dates were on the paperwork so I don't know why I received a call. I told him the dates and he said my claim will be denied because the paperwork was filled out AFTER treatment and that I needed to be admitted to treatment by a doctor and that filling out out after the fact was not sufficient. He said there is really no rebuttal for this either.

I do not understand why they are denying this. He said that the ER Doctor that recommended i seek treatment needed to fill out the paperwork in order for the claim to be paid.

I have not received any denial paperwork in the mail yet (or even know if I will get any denial paperwork) but do you think that I may be able to still get paid for my time with a rebuttal despite the fact that he said there I will not receive payment for my time?

This is pretty frustrating being that this is my first claim for SDI ever and i've been paying into it my entire life.

Would like to answer your issues, however, they sound very complicated and I'm not so sure they can be accommodated on the forum without a great deal of more info and time.
You may have to engage the services of a claims consultant... in order to satisfy your concerns.?